Nearly 700 groups urge Congress reps to shield kids’ health care

Nearly 700 organizations endorsed Children Now’s letter to California’s Congressional Delegation urging the protection of health care from government rollbacks.

OAKLAND, California — A diverse group of 695 business, parent and community groups, faith-based congregations and health, education and social service organizations told California’s Congressional Delegation that cuts to Medicaid and a repeal of the Affordable Care Act would be severely detrimental to state’s children and families.

Children Now sent a letter to the congressional delegation on Dec. 20. “California has made enormous progress in ensuring that all of our state’s children have health coverage– with all but 100,000 kids enrolled,” Children Now President Ted Lempert said.

“Hundreds of organizations and businesses are sending a clear message that rolling that back now would be damaging to children and families. Our leadership in D.C. needs to carefully consider any proposed changes to Medicaid or the Affordable Care Act.”

The letter highlights the lifetime benefits for children who have health care coverage and warns leaders against harmful proposals or actions that would threaten children and family health. The letter comes on the heels of President-Elect Donald Trump’s and congressional leaders’ promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

The letter and listing of signatories is available on Children Now’s website here. The final pdf of the letter is available here.